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Ig and Merrin have been in love for so long, until she is brutally murdered. One year after her dead Ig is still the main suspect. After one crazy night he begins to grow horns on his forehead…

Why should you watch it?

This movie is something strange at first. We have some teens love story, their evolution from kids to adults, some mystery, who killed Merrin?, then some fantasy, yes those horns!!! And all together make this specific entertaining movie. did I mention that is based on a book? (Haven’t had the change to read it though…)

One has to remember that the main plot of the movie is who killed her girlfriend? Was it him or was it someone else? Most of the movie we forget about that and we just are focused on why is he growing horns!!?? Moreover, because of said horns strange (and sometimes soooo hilarious) things happens around the main character. Really?

It is a quiet entertaining movie where you can enjoy Mr Daniel Radcliffe Potter performance and the always brilliant Juno Temple along with the rest of the cast. Which is quiet funny to see, most british actors playing american people, where has the world become?

Just give it a chance, it is a well made movie which aim is fulfilled: to entertain you!

Did you know?

– The movie is based on the Joe Hill (Stephen King’s son) novel Horns.

– Shia LaBeouf was originally cast in the lead role but he was replaced with Daniel Radcliffe.

– When Ig’s brother, Terry, is driving Marrin home from the diner, his license plate is seen as “GEN 138,” (Genesis, 13:8), which reads, “And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brothers.”

– Ig’s car’s license plate indicates 2036LUK which probably refers to the Bible (Luke 20:36) which reads: “and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.”

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On the day of their 5th year anniversary Nick’s wife, Amy, goes missing. He doesn’t know where she is nor what happened, so he calls the police. But when the police finds blood in their kitchen… all suspicion falls on him.

Why should you (definitely) watch it?

Based on the best seller by Gillian Flynn this movie is a masterpiece. For starters, it is really faithful to the book, yes, some parts have changed from page to screen but there is nothing to worry about.

Secondly, one has to remember that this is a David Fincher movie, do I need to say anything else? He is the thriller master, and this movie is music for our ears in his hands. He really does an amazing job in directing it and giving the same charm that the book dies. We spend most of the time hanging from a cliff, waiting to see what is going to happen. Has he killed his wife or not!!??

Then, we have the cast. One might think, oh dear, Ben Affleck…. but no!! If you have read the book you know that Ben Affleck is the perfect choice for this character. Please check the teaser trailer below around 00.40, because that is THE reason why he is the only possible Nick Dune. He is really terrific in the movie, and we know that he is better behind than before the camera, but here we have to take off our hats and bow to him.

On the other hand, we have Rosemund Pike, charming british Rosemund, Icy Bond Girl Miranda Frost in “Die Another Day”, Lovely Austen’s Jane Bennet in “Pride and Prejudice. She is really a surprise in this movie,. she is playing not the usual role and she does an awesome job about it!!! I wouldn’t be surprised is she collects some awards through the year, cause she really deserves it. She embraces the character that Amy is and doesn’t let it go.

Now, go watch the movie and/or read the book!! what are you waiting for!!??? Ah, please watch this teaser trailer and tell me that you do not want to go to the cinema right now?

Did you know?

– Ben Affleck and his character Nick Dunne were both born on August 15.

– Although the film is based in North Carthage, Missouri Gone Girl was filmed in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Casting of extras had taken place in the Rose Theatre of Southeast Missouri State University, also located in Cape Girardeau.

– Ben Affleck postponed directing a film in order to work with David Fincher. “He’s the only director I’ve met who can do everybody else’s job better than they could,” states Affleck. On set one day, Affleck changed the lens setting on a camera an almost indiscernible amount, betting a crew member that Fincher wouldn’t notice. “But goddammit if he didn’t say, ‘Why does the camera look a little dim?'”

– Originally Nick was supposed to wear a Yankees cap in one scene. But Affleck, a die-hard Red Sox fan, refused to wear it. Ultimately he and Fincher compromised and in that scene he wears a Mets cap.

– This was the first time Ben Affleck had done full frontal nudity on-screen. Affleck said he agreed to do it because director David Fincher told him that he wanted it to be like a European movie, “warts and all”, that there could be no vanity from the actors as he wanted to portray the characters just as in real life.

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This movie is about a couple who are experiencing a difficult stage in their relationship. They have to pick up the pieces and try to connect agin with each other. Try to love each other again.

Why should you watch it?

Yes, she disappears at some point int he movie, but it has nothing to do with Gone Girl (a movie that I am dying watching to, just a couple more of days and then I will!). It is not the kind of disappearance that we all are expecting. No. This is something more… realistic.

This is a really realistic movie about a couple who fall apart because of a concrete reason, which I am not gonna tell here. You will have to find it out by yourselves when you watch the movie 😉 This movie is really, really realistic. It is not that silly dolly thing that we were used to for such a long time. It is true as the truth itself. True as life. True as it could happen to anyone. Really worth your time!!

Furthermore, James and Jessica are brilliant in it! Both of them!! They do an amazing job in this movie. You feel connected with them. You feel what they feel. Although at the beginning you feel like, why all this? Then, at one point, you understand, and even if you have never ever been in their situation, you feel connected with them and their emotions.

Did you know?

– The movie’s name is based on “Eleanor Rigby”, a song by the English band The Beatles.

– The project was shot as a two-part movie following the story of a couple played by James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain from both of their points of view. The two films premiered in 2013 at the Toronto Film Festival. After the premiere, although it received rave reviews, Ned Benson started cutting the movie again, as one feature, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. All three movies received a theatrical release.